03:31:04 #startmeeting Fedora Ambassadors Meeting Minutes 2010-07-18 - APAC
03:31:04 Meeting started Sun Jul 18 03:31:04 2010 UTC. The chair is dramsey. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot.
03:31:04 Useful Commands: #action #agreed #halp #info #idea #link #topic.
03:31:16 I'll cut and paste your content here:
03:31:25 (12:29:52 PM) harish: some updates:
03:31:25 (12:30:06 PM) harish: i have mailed out Fedora 13 LiveDVDs to a few people
03:31:25 (12:30:26 PM) harish: including Tuan, a chap in NZ and one other (whom I can't recall right now).
03:31:25 (12:30:37 PM) harish: Oh, the Malaysians.
03:31:25 (12:30:52 PM) harish: I still have a bunch left to send out.
03:31:26 (12:30:59 PM) harish: david - need any?
03:31:26 (12:31:18 PM) harish: that's it from me.
03:31:44 Yes, your LiveDVDs sound great!
03:31:45 :)
03:32:04 email me the mailing address and a phone number then.
03:32:06 Just did my biweekly Akihabara meeting, media is always nice to have.
03:32:08 Okay. :)
03:32:22 Appreciate your news harish. :)
03:32:28 bckurera, any news from your place?
03:33:22 #idea follow up with harish on LiveDVDs
03:33:46 YES as you can rem dramsey
03:33:49 i need some media
03:33:56 Excellent!
03:34:34 Any other requests bckurera?
03:34:40 so hw can i get them?
03:34:42 bckurera, email me your mailing address with a phone number. send it to harish -at- redhat -dot- com.
03:35:01 ok i ll mail u harish
03:35:09 thanks lot for filling the need
03:35:22 Yes, absolutely, thank you harsih.
03:35:29 s/harsih/harish
03:35:30 :)
03:35:48 Other thoughts?
03:36:10 i would like to run an experiment on alternate network connections.
03:36:21 Okay, what's that about?
03:36:24 #action bckurera to e-mail harish regarding LiveDVDs
03:36:44 well, i'm partial to UUCP.
03:37:14 ok dramsey
03:37:16 I'd like to see if we can run a UUCP network (see uucp map project) within the fedora group.
03:37:24 i have another news
03:37:54 Cool.
03:38:05 Sounds grand.
03:39:02 * harish I will let bckurera go first
03:39:25 As you all know I run a FOSS magazine in Sri Lanka
03:39:46 proudly that is the first and ONLY mag about FOSS in Sri Lanka
03:40:00 so v r planning next issue on 15th Aug
03:40:11 link http://FOSSuser.com
03:40:20 #link http://FOSSuser.com
03:41:19 Fantastic!
03:42:02 so let me know your idea to promote fedora with the magaznie if u have any
03:42:35 bckurera, you could take articles from FWN
03:42:46 "1
03:42:49 +1
03:42:54 bckurera, may be a post to our fedora ambassadors' mailing list, too. What do you think?
03:43:17 yyes
03:43:34 welcome lcafiero. bckurera was writing about his FOSS magazine work.
03:43:37 @ the moment other ambassadors work there with the magazine
03:43:57 I like this idea "(12:42:51 PM) harish: bckurera, you could take articles from FWN"
03:44:28 thanks for the idea harish
03:44:32 i ll look forward
03:44:33 lcafiero, welcome
03:44:34 bckurera: you should check with fwn, there are some beat assignments that need to be filled
03:44:44 hey, harish dramsey everyone
03:45:12 lcafiero! :)
03:45:46 lcafiero, did " M Yakub Mizan (123mizan@gmail.com)" follow up on the FWN Ambassadors beat?‏
03:45:50 v r trying there to promote our linux remiz Hanthana there too
03:45:56 hope u all aware :)
03:46:08 bckurera, no, that is news to me.
03:46:22 dramsey: yes. I forwarded it to pascal calarco, who coordinates fedora weekly news
03:46:23 bckurera, is that remix Fedora-based?
03:47:01 ok i ll tell you all about the hanthana, it s a fedora remix
03:47:24 #link http://hanthana.org/
03:47:40 are you looking to have it as a spin as well?
03:47:46 snavin is one of ppl heading with the releases
03:48:03 #info Hanthana - Fedora remix
03:48:36 Dont worry Sri Lanka is working hard with FOSS, obviously Fedora too
03:48:39 :)
03:48:47 +1
03:49:03 if v have help v can do more, we have workshopsevents many more
03:49:16 you all can read the magazine it includes all the events
03:49:26 issued bi-monthly
03:50:43 btw, we should invite Jared Smith to this channel sometime. He's the new FPL if case you did not know.
03:50:56 +1 excellent idea!
03:51:00 Good information bckurera!
03:51:22 #info FOSS User Magazine
03:51:27 I like your idea harish, will try.
03:51:53 #info bckurera makes good information regarding FOSS in Sri Lanka.
03:52:51 Other thoughts?
03:53:02 Another thing is representation of Fedora
03:53:26 In events we dont have way to say we are from fedora
03:53:28 Please, go ahead.
03:53:33 it is a disadvantage
03:53:59 if v have Tshirt that say FEDORA v can wear and there is a demand for us
03:54:10 some may ask what is Fedora and so on
03:54:20 Ah, understood.
03:54:36 it is a way to promote fedora coz frankly what v are doing is marketting
03:54:45 I think the Fedora Ambassadors from EMEA and NA, do shirts, too.
03:54:54 yes thats the thing
03:55:21 I have a couple of shirts that I have.
03:55:23 there are only 7 in SL
03:55:48 if u can sent one its a grate help
03:56:09 as i new to this role i have non,
03:56:15 #info inquiry on fedora shirt for bckurera
03:56:18 is your magazine able to find sponsors for t-shirts?
03:56:35 i m searching @ the moment i dnt have
03:56:48 so please look forward my request
03:56:55 i have another thing to say
03:57:00 what's that?
03:57:03 dnt get fed up with me
03:57:06 pls:)
03:57:17 all's well.
03:57:33 the free software day is cumming up we are not ready for that
03:57:38 only 2 3 months left
03:57:47 Representation of Fedora may be depends on venue or audience. Makes for good ice-breaker.
03:58:33 so i like to focus ur all attention as it is a very valuable event for us
03:58:49 Understood.
03:59:08 so if possible please impress other by a mail
03:59:20 Any other news or thoughts? We are almost at 04:00 UTC, so may be wrap up soon.
03:59:25 i think it is ought to have some event heading the day
03:59:34 I think harish had ideas on UUCP
03:59:48 #info Free Software Day events
03:59:51 ok thats all i have
03:59:57 thanks for giving time
04:00:00 thank you bckurera
04:00:18 no worries for FOSS always
04:00:20 :)
04:00:28 harish, may you empower us with your information on UUCP network (see uucp map project) :)
04:01:03 FYI, I just did another biweekly at Akihabara, sort of warm, but lots of people! :D
04:02:29 dramsey, I used to run a UUCP node in Singapore in 1990-92 and was the internet gateway for Bangladesh and
04:02:31 Nepal :-).
04:02:55 Wow! That is excellent!
04:03:08 UUCP is the way to ensure that if the Internet service providers fail or governments try to play punk with the Internet, we can fall back to UUCP.
04:03:31 Ah, that is logical and makes sense.
04:04:06 #info harish indicates about UUCP network (see uucp map project)
04:04:11 and I'd like to bring in the amateur radio community as well.
04:04:17 +1
04:04:47 If there are ideas which I may e-mail our people, then please tell me and I will do so in order to support you. :)
04:05:52 Sounds like a new way for business, I like your ideas guys!
04:06:06 Other thoughts or inquiries to share?
04:06:17 just remember that it was the UUCP network that was the precursor to the TCP/IP network.
04:06:29 Ah, I did not know that.
04:07:10 Sort of infrastructure alternative to consider
04:09:05 Any other good information from anyone?
04:09:45 I think this meeting went well, thank you all. :)
04:09:51 End meeting okay? :)
04:10:11 OK
04:10:15 ok
04:10:17 Thanks for letting me sit in
04:10:27 always a pleasure!
04:10:33 sending cold asahi to everyone
04:10:34 :D
04:10:51 heh
04:11:14 Thank you all for attending and have a great day! :)
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04:11:19 thanks for all
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04:11:40 #endmeeting